2022 Year in Review: 5 Tourbillons to Talk About
Keeping in line with our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative tourbillon releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. There is much debate amongst watch industry professionals regarding whether or not a tourbillon is considered a complication. Through today?s picks we?ll take a look at how impressive and elegant a tourbillon can be, regardless of its classification.
Bulgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon
Kicking off today?s list is Bulgari, which debuted a new iteration of its Octo Roma line in the early months of this year via the Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon. The watch combines two essentially classic mechanical details? a tourbillon and a chiming mechanism? via a highly graphic skeletonized dial marked by refined blue bridges, with a matching movement to boot.
The layered, geometric case is composed of platinum, with it measuring 35mm across and opting for a relative thinness of 8.35mm; an engaging and contrasting use of brushed and polishing finishing throughout compliments the look, and further adds to the avant-garde aesthetic. A blued titanium band wraps around the sides of the case, which transmits audible sounds on the hour, quarter hour, and minute and make this watch so unique. On the dial, a tourbillon is bold at the 6 o?clock position alongside the regular timekeeping details, with it all powered by the hand-wound caliber BVL428, itself capable of 75 hour power reserve.
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